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Elvis Presley
1956-05-16
Robinson Auditorium
Little Rock, Arkansas
HQ Audience Recording
128 kbps
Artwork Included
01. Heartbreak Hotel
02. Long Tall Sally
03. I Was The One
04. Money Honey
05. I Got A Woman
06. Blue Suede Shoes
07. Hound Dog (fast version)
08. Hound Dog (slow version)
09. The Little Rock Interview
On May 16, 1956, 65 years ago today, Elvis Presley performed at Robinson Auditorium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The sound quality on this recording of that show, probably made by a single microphone pointed at the PA system, is incredibly good. Ironically, the tape, which the DJ that night felt wasn’t good enough for airplay, is now regarded as the best of Presley’s early career. Tickets that night were $1.50 in advance and $2 at the door. The 21 year old Elvis performed two shows, at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. and both were packed. His single Heartbreak Hotel had hit No. 1 just weeks before. In fact, the song was so new that the announcer inadvertently refers to it as Heartbreak Motel. Scotty Moore, Bill Black and D.J. Fontana along with the vocal group, the Jordanaires, backed Elvis. Eight acts appeared on the bill that night in Little Rock besides Presley, who was billed as “the Nation’s Only Atomic Powered Singer.” Download this one to hear the Elvis as he starts on his road to becoming THE KING!
